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A People’s Republic of China communications and broadcast satellite is failing less than a month into orbit because of malfunctioning solar panels, according to Internet reports. In a Nov. 20 […]

The Air Force awarded a unit of The Boeing Co., McDonnell Douglas Corp., a $296 million cost reimbursement contract for 12,889 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Lot 11 Guided Vehicle […]

Air Force TacSat 2 Satellite Launches Dec. 11 From Md.-Va. Spaceport The Air Force Research Laboratory TacSat-2 satellite, plus a NASA satellite, will launch Dec. 11 between 7 a.m. and […]

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Combined Test Force (CTF) achieved full operational capability, Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry “Trey” Obering, the MDA director, announced. CTF plans, integrates and analyzes tests […]

Loral Space & Communications Inc. [LORL], the giant satellites producer and operator, reported one measure of profits soared 48.1 percent during July through September. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and […]

Intelsat, Ltd., the Bermuda-headquartered satellite services provider, posted a net loss of $172.5 million during July through September, stemming from a glitch in a satellite and a cost related to […]

The decision by Alcatel [ALA] of France to purchase U.S.-based Lucent Technologies [LU] for $10.4 billion was the focus of a lengthy closed-door hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, […]

Where the new National Space Policy says that exports of certain space-based technologies “shall be approved only rarely, on a case-by-case basis,” it does not mean that such approvals would […]

Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] and the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory completed key technology milestones on a telescope system that will peer through the heavens seeking Earth-like planets, Northrop announced. The […]

A new report shows the space industry is pulling down a cool $180 billion annually in global revenues, while its stock prices are climbing to the cosmos. According to the […]

NASA completed its milestone first review of all systems for the Orion spacecraft that will carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, and the Ares I and Ares V rockets […]

Nearly a year after emerging from bankruptcy, Loral Space & Communications Inc. posted a profit in its 2006 third quarter as revenues jumped 42 percent, the company announced Nov. 13. […]

ISAT.L Inmarsat Holdings Ltd. recorded revenue of $129.2 million in the 2006 third quarter, up 8 percent from the same period a year ago, the company said. The recently launched […]

Pigeons might get a dirty reputation from anyone who’s looked closely at the base of a statue in a big-city park, but some California carriers are doing their share to […]

Restructuring cost and higher interest expense related to the acquisition of Panamsat Corp. and the September failure of a satellite serving the Africa and the Indian Ocean region helped contribute […]

A request by ICO Global Communications to delay construction of its geostationary satellite means the company’s plans to launch a hybrid satellite-terrestrial communications system will be pushed back even further, […]

Micro-Ant Inc. has announced the development of its Blade technology, which as applied to microstrip antennas, enhances electrical performance while allowing for smaller, cheaper, and easier production and use. The […]

PTC and Starchaser Industries, a privately held high-technology company, have renewed their commitment to Pro/Engineer, a PTC integrated CAD/CAM/CAE system, for an additional three years, PTC announced Nov. 16. Starchaser […]

Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) claims it has been awarded the first governmental Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) contract designed to harness signals from all current and planned positioning satellite systems. […]

Sirius Canada Inc. signed an exclusive multi-year strategic partnership to become the official satellite radio partners of the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), the organizations announced. Under the Show Your Card […]

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA), within the framework of the United Nations Program on Space Applications, will hold a five-day training course on the International Satellite […]

The U.S. Air Force is developing an orbital test vehicle, based on the design of a NASA X-37 technology demonstrator, to continue full-scale development and on-orbit testing of an unmanned, […]

Arqiva reached an agreement Nov. 17 to acquire the full-time service components of BT’s Satellite Broadcast Services business for 25 million British pounds ($47.2 million) in cash. The Satellite Broadcast […]

Helius Inc. announced Nov. 16 its has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent Office covering the integration of high-bandwidth satellite networks with corporate data networks. The technology enables […]

Discovery Communications Inc. will use Intelsat’s PAS-12 satellite to provide Discovery HD in Europe, Intelsat announced Nov. 16. "High-definition in Europe is fast-growing, and as the leader in HD programming, […]

Arabsat has begun broadcasting a bouquet of 11 Iraqi TV channels via Arabsat’s constellation at 26 degrees East. The deal will enable the channels to be broadcast to Middle Eastern […]

Lockheed Martin has finished its system requirements review for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation GPS Block 3 system, the company announced Nov. 16. Lockheed Martin conducted the review under a […]

Sunoco has signed a five-year enterprise networking-services contract extension in which Spacenet will provide upgraded satellite networking and managed services at approximately 900 company-owned retail stores across the United States, […]

Stratos Global Corp. has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Seamobile Enterprises to deliver GSM and CDMA wireless voice and data to the U.S. government and military markets, Stratos announced […]